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Publication : Activation of Nrf2-ARE pathway in brain after traumatic brain injury.

First Author  Yan W Year  2008
Journal  Neurosci Lett Volume  431
Issue  2 Pages  150-4
PubMed ID  18162315 Mgi Jnum  J:130985
Mgi Id  MGI:3772625 Doi  10.1016/j.neulet.2007.11.060
Citation  Yan W, et al. (2008) Activation of Nrf2-ARE pathway in brain after traumatic brain injury. Neurosci Lett 431(2):150-4
abstractText  Secondary brain injury plays a pivotal role in the outcome of patients suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI). The mechanisms underlying secondary brain injury are complex and interrelated. Previous studies focused on one of these mechanisms have been proved to be ineffective in clinical practice. Therefore, a target, which can interrupt multi-mechanisms underlying TBI, is desirable. Nrf2-ARE pathway has been proved to be the key regulator in reducing oxidative stress, inflammatory damage and accumulation of toxic metabolites, which are all involved in TBI. However, whether Nrf2-ARE pathway is activated after TBI has not been studied. In the present study, the nuclear Nrf2 protein level was detected by Western blot, and the mRNA levels of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase-1 (NQO1), two Nrf2-regulated gene products, were determined using reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) 24h after TBI. Furthermore, we also localized the expression of Nrf2 and HO-1 using immunohistochemical study. After TBI, the nuclear Nrf2 protein level was significantly increased, and the mRNA levels of both HO-1 and NQO1 were also up regulated. Moreover, both Nrf2 and HO-1 were localized in the same types of cells. According to these results, it could be postulated that Nrf2-ARE pathway was activated in brain after TBI.
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